Grubbing-shears



(No Model.)

P. DURHAM.

GRUBBING SHEARS.

No. 269,029, Patented Dec. 12, 1882 WITNESSES I'NVBNTOR %MW ATTORNEYS.

a rynins, Phahrumagnphlr. Washington. a. Q

PETER DURHAM, or B ATENT OFFICE.

ROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GRUBBlNG-SHEARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters P Application filed Sept-emb Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER DURHAM, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved GrubbiDgShears,of which the following'is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists of a device for clearing land of underbrush,briars, weeds, 8170., consisting of a heavy pair of shears mounted on alow strong truck, the shears being so formed that the underbrush,briars, weeds, 850., may either be cutoff by them or graspedfanduprooted, the handle ends of the shears serving as levers for thispurpose.

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My invention alsoconsists in providing the handle ends of the shearswith means for drawing them forcibly together for cutting off heavybrush and stalks that cannot be cut off by handpower alone.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, in which the figure represents in perspective my new andimproved grabbing-shears.

A A represent the wheels, and B the axle, of the truck; and U 0represent thejaws of the shears, which are pivoted upon the center ofthe axle by the pin d passing down through them and down through theaxle, as shown. The forward ends ot' the jaws 0-0 are formed with thecorresponding cutting-edges, e e, for cutting otf the brush, weeds,briars, &c., and with the corresponding recesses, ff,-for firmlygrasping a shrub or stalk for uprooting the same if ,tbund too large tobe easily cut off by the cutting-edges of the shears.

For drawing the rear ends of the jaws (J O forcibly together for cuttingoff a large stalk or bush that could not be cut by hand-power alone, orfor grasping a shrub more firmly than could be doneby hand-power, Iprovide the jaw 0, near its rear end, with the booked and swiveled rodD, and the jaw G with the screwrod E, which runs in a screw-tap madethrough the jaw. The inner end of the rod E is formed with the eye a toreceive the hook on the inner atent No. 269,029, dated December 12,1882. er 28, 1882. (No model.)

the winch F for turning the rod E for drawing the jaws together. Thewinch F and rod 1) also serve as legs for supporting the rear ends ofthe jaws when the device is not in use, as indicated in the drawing.

In use the device is to beshoved over the ground upon the truck forbringing the shears to the work. In case the brush, weeds, briars, 650.,are ot'sniall size, they can be easily cut off by the cutting-edges 66by simply operating the jaws by hand-power. When a stalk is reached thatcannot be so cut off by hand-powerit may either be grasped in therecesses ff and uprooted by a downward pressure on the jaws O C, theaxle B serving as a fulcrum, or the rods 1) and E may be brought intoaction for cutting it. To do this it is only necessary to hook the rod Dinto the eye a of the rod E, and then take hold of the winch F and turnthe rod E, which will cause the jaws to be drawn together with forcesufticient to cut oft a large stalk or sapling. The heavy stalk or bushhaving been out, the rod D is to be unhooked from the eyeof the rod Eand the. work continued as before.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. in a grubbing device, the wheels A A and axle B, in combination withshears (J O, pivoted to the axle, the, shears being formed with thecutting-edges cc and recesses ff, whereby the device is adapted forcutting and uprooting underbrush, 85c, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the truck andjaws O O, pivoted thereto, ot'the. hooked and swiveled rod D, screw-rod E, and Winch F, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

PETER DURHAM.

Witnesses:

H. A. WEST, U. SEDGWIOK.

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